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International Development Week

PROSPERITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP

Every year since 1991, Canadians have taken International Development Week (IDW) to shine a spotlight on the development work they are doing around the world to build a fairer and more inclusive world.

Given that ADRA stands for Adventist Development & Relief Agency, it is no surprise that development projects comprise a significant part of our work. A cornerstone of ADRA’s philosophy is the importance of empowering communities to lift themselves out of poverty. Building up people’s resources and capacity to ultimately turn their own stories around is precisely what makes ADRA’s approach to development work an example of compassion in action. We desire to see people not only receive help but to be able to help themselves in the long run.

ADRA’s key development project, TOGETHER (Uniting Towards Gender Equality for the Total Health and Rights of Women and Girls), spans multiple countries, fostering trust and stability. This development project is making a real difference at multiple levels.

DAY 1

International Development Week, ADRA Canada

Narlin’s family faced food insecurity after the Sulawesi earthquake.

ADRA’s philosophy has always been to empower people to lift themselves out of poverty. Working in partnership with our local offices in over 100 countries, ADRA Canada is one piece of a larger picture of how partnership creates prosperity. And we see again and again in stories like Narlin’s that the real heroes are our local project participants who have the drive and passion to build better lives for themselves with just the right support.
 
Narlin’s work as a homemaker was already enough of a challenge in the aftermath of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and floods in Indonesia. Living in a small rural village not too far from a major city, her family’s challenges were particular—they were far enough out to be “rural,” but close enough to city space that their land wasn’t stereotypically “good farming land.” They relied heavily on buying their groceries in town—a real strain on their already small income.
 
Narlin’s husband Petrus worked at a store selling livestock feed, which just barely covered their expenses. Their household nutrition was definitely lacking. A strain on both their budget and their health.
 
After attending ADRA’s horticulture farmer field school, Narlin began to turn the family fortunes around. She began growing enough produce in their backyard to balance out their diet, and eventually she began to grow enough surplus eggplants to sell.
 
Empowering women to become real change agents in their communities is just one part of how ADRA’s international development work makes a difference.
 
To partner with us in our life-changing work, please visit the links in our bio and stories, and give to our International Projects Fund. Together, we are building prosperity through partnership.

DAY 2

International Development Week, ADRA Canada

Tri’s Story: Prosperity Through Partnership

After the Sulawesi earthquake and floods, families like Tri’s faced impossible choices. Farming was their livelihood—but debt and unfair markets kept them trapped.
 
Determined to change their future, Tri joined with other local women to form a community Savings Group, pooling resources to support one another and invest locally.
 
With support from ADRA Canada, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada, these women gained access to fair loans and rebuilt on their own terms.
 
This is Prosperity Through Partnership. Your donations help communities create lasting change.

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